Monthly Archives: August 2008

Otter Creek Badminton Classic

Posted on August 25, 2008 by admin

The first annual OCBC was held on a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon, hosted by Menna and Kurgan. Three teams played. First game: Barbara and Nancy won, Zee and Dee lost. Second game: Darlene and John won, Barbara and Nancy … Continue reading →

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Watersheds and MDI Birds

Posted on August 21, 2008 by admin

The Lyceum Lecture series, this year consisting of one lecture, was this evening. Lemonade, rosemary butter cookies, and a good general presentation of how dams have changed our watersheds and impacted fish and so bird populations. Michael Good was the … Continue reading →

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Park Ragers?

Posted on August 19, 2008 by admin

Neighbor Larry commented that he sensed the park rangers had shifted from being service-oriented and always happy to help to being authoritarian. He was pulled over driving down the entrance to the parking lot at Great Head, had his plate … Continue reading →

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Lighting the Green with Spirit

Posted on August 15, 2008 by admin

Small white paper bags glowing with candlelight line the paths, each with a name hand-written in bold marker across the front. Slowly, solemnly, clearly, those names are read out and echo across the night air, rising above the background noise … Continue reading →

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Bath Tub Tales

Posted on August 11, 2008 by admin

No, not Jonathon Swift. (A Tale of a Tub, I read some Swift, somehow never read this one, but what a great title!) Today’s tales of a tub are actually tales with a tub as a major element, shared over … Continue reading →

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Yee Ha Friday

Posted on August 8, 2008 by admin

Except it is raining. Except the town is filled with tourists. Except I want to get home to Otter Creek, but D. wants me to get him something at the drug store. Except I drove around the town twenty minutes … Continue reading →

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Junk Mail, or Garbage Post Gets Junked

Posted on August 5, 2008 by admin

Island time generally brings to mind warmer climates and more relaxed life styles than we have here in Maine, and yet I find that phrase frequently applicable to some of our ways of doing things. Mail for instance. We lthink … Continue reading →

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